--Gurth,--
Last night King Edward came to me in dreams--
The rosy face and long down-silvering beard--
He told me I should conquer:--
I am no woman to put faith in dreams.
(To his army.)
Last night King Edward came to me in dreams,
And told me we should conquer.
VOICES. Forward! Forward!
Harold and Holy Cross!
ALDWYTH. The day is won!
SCENE II.--A PLAIN. BEFORE THE BATTLE OF STAMFORD-BRIDGE.
HAROLD _and his_ GUARD.
HAROLD. Who is it comes this way? Tostig?
(_Enter_ TOSTIG _with a small force_.) O brother,
What art thou doing here?
TOSTIG. I am foraging
For Norway's army.
HAROLD. I could take and slay thee.
Thou art in arms against us.
TOSTIG. Take and slay me,
For Edward loved me.
HAROLD. Edward bad me spare thee.
TOSTIG. I hate King Edward, for he join'd with thee
To drive me outlaw'd. Take and slay me, I say,
Or I shall count thee fool.
HAROLD. Take thee, or free thee,
Free thee or slay thee, Norway will have war;
No man would strike with Tostig, save for Norway.
Thou art nothing in thine England, save for Norway,
Who loves not thee but war. What dost thou here,
Trampling thy mother's bosom into blood?
TOSTIG.
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